oocyst

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Life cycle of the parasitic protozoan Toxoplasma gondii which causes toxoplasmosis.

Etymology

From oo- +‎ cyst.

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Noun

oocyst (plural oocysts)

  1. (mycology, archaic) A reproductive cell in certain fungi.
  2. (biology) A thick-walled spore in the lifecycle of some parasitic protozoans that develops into sporozoite.
    • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society 2016, page 453:
      Ross had found in the stomach wall of an Anopheles mosquito the oocysts (eggs) which are the intermediate stage of the Plasmodium life cycle.

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